We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Constitutive Contract of the Oman National Office for Engineering Investments and Urban Planning dated 14 January 1974,
hereby decide as follows
Article 1
The establishment of an office for engineering investments under the name “Oman National Office for Engineering Investments and Urban Planning” is hereby approved, and We hereby license it to carry out its business in the Sultanate.
Article 2
In order to support the office in carrying out its business, the state shall assign to it the engineering and architectural planning studies necessary for the projects of the Sultanate and the supervision of their implementation, as follows:
(a) By direct order,
(b) through local tenders, in which case it must be treated in the same manner as national offices,
(c) or by granting it preference in cases where international tenders are required, unless its prices exceed 10% of the value of the other bids submitted.
Article 3
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and is considered in force as of the date of its signature.
Issued on: 30 Dhu Al-Hijja 1393
Corresponding to: 14 January 1974
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 48 issued on 2 February 1974.